1
as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun
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2
as in to thaw
to go from a solid to a liquid state
a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter
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Recent Examples of melt
Almost too violent to make sense for Fortnite!) New POIs include Crime City, melting snow in some areas, the Turret Train and other unannounced locations.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The bear was hot and sweaty, and a layer of snow which the fur had picked up when the monster fell was now beginning to melt slowly.
—Tom Stacer, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Lyle also told The Wrap that the snow will melt as springtime blossoms, indicating a return to the feeling of season 1 compared to season 2’s cold winter.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
By Hannah Jackson February 14, 2025 The snow from this week’s storm hasn’t even melted in New York City, but that didn’t stop Zoë Kravitz from breaking out her summer sandals.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The bear was hot and sweaty, and a layer of snow which the fur had picked up when the monster fell was now beginning to melt slowly.
—Tom Stacer, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Lyle also told The Wrap that the snow will melt as springtime blossoms, indicating a return to the feeling of season 1 compared to season 2’s cold winter.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
By Hannah Jackson February 14, 2025 The snow from this week’s storm hasn’t even melted in New York City, but that didn’t stop Zoë Kravitz from breaking out her summer sandals.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt
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But the billionaire heiress disappeared (as Season 2 viewers know).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Afterwards, major characters — especially Pathi, the film’s most intriguing fixture — slowly disappear from the screen without much further inquiry into their interiority, as even potentially gut-churning, violent reveals are relegated to mere implications.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration's decision to thaw U.S. ties with Russia is a blow to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has been trying to forge a new relationship with Trump despite a challenging history that dates back to Trump's first term and Ukraine's role in his impeachment.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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On February 10 of this year—the Monday after the memo restricting those rates went up—yet another federal judge issued yet another temporary restraining order that again instructed the NIH to thaw its funding freeze.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Now with all these things vanished, along with the bookstores and repertory cinemas, the city seems impoverished and disfigured.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, the item vanished from the State Department's procurement document.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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The fallout continued in November when the Texas Funeral Service Commission sent a letter to Trent-Adams ordering the center to immediately halt the practice of liquefying bodies, which the commission said was prohibited under state law.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC News,
21 Jan. 2025
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The three-part system involves a fleet of autonomous mining rovers that harvest the icy dirt, a processing plant that heats the ice to extract water, splitting the water into hydrogen and oxygen and then liquefying the oxygen, and a massive solar array that powers the entire operation.—
Saurav Shroff,
WIRED,
2 Jan. 2025
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The resin material looks like solid wood but won’t fade in the sun or require repainting.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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The piece is made from durable cast iron and coated in an enamel glaze to help extend its longevity and prevent it from chipping, scratching, or fading with use.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2025
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That helps to soften some of the graphic imagery, but the director says his primary intent was to allow viewers to experience the perspectives of kids.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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Following weeks of negotiations, during which DeSantis seemed to soften his attacks on the lawmakers who opposed his plans, the governor signed the sweeping package of immigration laws on February 13.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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There’s also the rarer insoluble fiber supplements, which don’t dissolve, form a gel, or get fermented, like calcium polycarbophil (FiberCon) and wheat bran.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
19 Feb. 2025
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If the New Moon in Pisces dissolves boundaries, the Lunar Eclipse in Virgo weaves them back together through daily rituals, small acts of care, and the devotion of tending to the present moment.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Melt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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